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“I think people learn that we are really close and that’s what’s put us over the top,” said Eyman.

Opponents of the Initiative 976 gathered on the Capitol steps Thursday to announce a bi-partisan coalition to fight the measure.

“We are worried and that’s why we are launching this campaign,” said Andrew Villeneuve, with the Northwest Progressive Institute. “It’s going to take a lot of efforts to educate Washingtonians about the impacts.”

They said money taken away from car tab fees would cut millions in funding for voter-approved mass transit projects such as Sound Transit 3, as well as for road projects and public transit statewide.